. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2109 
1 November 2010  
 (10-5775) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Shepherds purse with roots 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Republic of Korea  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Importation of Shepherd's Purse With 
Roots From the Republic of Korea Into the United States (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0086) 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations concerning the importa tion of fruits and vegetables to allow the 
importation of fresh shepherd's purse with r oots from the Republic of Korea into the United 
States under a combination of mitigations to reduce the risk of introducing plant pests.  As a condition of entry, the shepherd's purse woul d have to be produced in accordance with a 
systems approach that would include re quirements for importation of commercial 
consignments, pest-free place of production, re moval of soil, and inspection for quarantine 
pests by the national plant protection orga nization of the Republic of Korea.  The 
shepherd's purse would also have to be accomp anied by a phytosanitary certificate with an 
additional declaration stating that it was grown,  packed, and inspected and found to be free 
of pests in accordance with the proposed re quirements.  This action would allow the 
importation of fresh shepherd's purse with  roots from the Republic of Korea while 
continuing to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the United States. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register:  12 October 2010 (Volume 75,  Number 196), Notices Pages 62484-62486. 
Available online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2010/2010-25556.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
13 December 2010. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov/
 and search on the 
docket number (APHIS-2009-0086) to subm it or view comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2009-0086, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  
Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0086. 
For further information contact: Ms. Dorothy Wayson, Regulatory Coordination Specialist, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +1 (301) 734-0627. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD ), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  
Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov